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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is shown making a statement to the media gathered outside the High Court in London, Dec. 5, 2011.

WikiLeaks founder Assange starts final legal battle to avoid extradition to U.S.

Julian Assange's lawyers will begin their final U.K. legal challenge on Tuesday to stop the WikiLeaks founder from being sent to the United States to face spying charges.

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  • GPB Newsroom
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange pauses as he makes a statement to media gathered outside the High Court in London in 2011.

The U.K. says Julian Assange can be extradited to the U.S. to face spying charges

WikiLeaks said it would appeal. The decision is a big moment in Assange's years-long battle to avoid facing trial in the U.S. — though not necessarily the end of the tale.

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  • The Associated Press
Police escort former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández, in handcuffs, from his house in Tegucigalpa after receiving an extradition order from the United States.

Honduras' ex-president is arrested as the U.S. seeks his extradition on drug charges

Hondurans celebrated as former President Juan Orlando Hernández, who left office last month, appeared in court to face an extradition request from the U.S.

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  • Carrie Kahn
Supporters of Julian Assange outside the Royal Courts of Justice last month in London. Nearly two months later, London's High Court ruled that Assange can seek appeal against his extradition to the U.S.

A court in the U.K. says Julian Assange can keep fighting his extradition to the U.S.

Lawyers for the WikiLeaks founder have 14 days to submit their application to the U.K.'s Supreme Court, which will decide whether to hear the case. His supporters see the ruling as a partial win.

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  • Rachel Treisman